Chapter 5: The Killing
Usagi woke up as the sunlight blinded her eyes. She looked on her left side, the red figure was asleep. She had never have a good night's sleep with another person.
"It's morning already. Hey, Taro san, wake up." Usagi said as she shook him.
"Usagi, you awake?" He said as he rubbed his eyes.
"Yes, I am."
"I didn't know how beds were soft ever since I slept in Land of Light."
"How do you sleep then?"
"Well, just sleeping on the green crystals without blankets."
"You slept for a long time?"
"Yes, I'm used to it from till now. You gave me a chance on how human life was. Sleeping in your bed was different then the times when I slept in my bedroom. It was warm."
"Glad you like it."
"Shall we go and meet Mamoru?" Luna asked, stretching her arms.
"Just me and go is fine, Luna." Taro said.
"Then be careful, Usagi!" Luna said.
The duo then left home and went outside together.
Taro and Usagi are now walking out the plaza.
"Where are we now?"
"We are going to the Mall."
"The mall?"
"I usually go there with Naru chan. We usually go there after school. And at that time we have to fight against Youmas summoned by Jadeite and his team."
"The Youmas are probably some kind of monsters, but are human sized, right?"
"Yes, I have a tough time, until I met Rei, Ami , Mako chan and Minako."
"You are glad you have your friends on your side."
"Rei chan is the first one that I met. She usually fight with me, however, when we got close, she started to get a lot better."
"Rei is like this for all time?"
"Not really, she is nice to me most of all the time."
"She cares about me at the time when Mamo chan was gone."
"I hope I could meet Rei if she was here."
Afterwards, Mamoru was at the fire exit, staring at duo are staring at each other, he took out his daggers and hid it under his cloth. "Usako, are you really in love with this demon here? You are such a cheater! After I did such things to you, and this is what you repay me? I guess I must kill this demon to do this!" He said as he holds out his baton.
"So Usagi chan, you really have sacrificed yourself a lot during these days."
"I actually died a few times like you, when the time you told me you got killed by the monsters you mentioned before."
"Yes. You must have been painful and tiring at that time." Taro said.
"Becoming a Sailor Senshi is hard for you, right?"
"Fighting Queen Beryl in North Pole is very challenging; I didn't even notice she already summoned the DD girls to kill all of my friends. I was totally shocked."
"But I'm here for you right, I gave you support to move on, and you did it, right? You succeeded."
"Mamo chan should know the truth one day that you comforted me, or else things would be worse."
"I will explain to him after he appears."
Once the duo left the mall, Mamoru already transformed to Tuxedo Mask, staring at them. He is waiting for them to walk out. "Found you." Mask said.
Taro felt a sharp pain on his back. "Urk!" He grunted, Usagi saw his back with a dagger. "Taro san!" She panicked as she pulled out the dagger.
"What is going on?" Taro said.
Usagi stared up as she stared up the mall.
"What? Mamo-chan?"
"I'm Tuxedo Mask, here to kill this demon that's hurting you, Usako!"
"No, he's not!"
"Here I come!" Tuxedo Mask jumped up and hold out his baton.
Usagi has no idea on why suddenly Mamoru would transform to Tuxedo Mask and attacked Taro. Tuxedo Mask land on the ground and pulled out his baton and it unleashed a long knife.
"Mamo-chan, Why are you pulling out a knife? Taro san is my friend!"
"He is the one that tortured you in my nightmare, He is also the one that killed you, don't get possessed!"
"No! Don't hurt him!"
"Out of my way!" Tuxedo Mask said as he pushed off Usagi, her head hit the lamp pole as she lost her consciousness.
Tuxedo Mask then charged to the red figure as he swung his baton, he extended the knife for 40 centimeters, Taro has no idea why he suddenly attacked him. Of what he heard Usagi's statement that Mamoru is Tuxedo Mask , he is the one that saved Usagi in troubles, he should be a nice, caring person that treats his girlfriend. Although Usagi did tell him that he saved herself from troubles, he suddenly planned this assault, or it's a plotted killing that didn't mean to intend to hurt Usagi but is to kill himself. He doesn't know how to react to his sudden outrage, so he tried his best to dodge his blades bit by bit, until he lost his footing as he tripped on a small rock, losing his balance. Tuxedo Mask smiled slyly as he took out his baton and tried to stabbed him, but he quickly dodged it. He knows if he died here, he won't be able to return to the Land Of Light.
Until Tuxedo Mask punched his face for a few times and land a roundhouse kick and make him crash to a nearby clothes store, breaking the glass. The black figure grabbed the red figure by the horns as he shoved him to the wall, and hold his knife almost point-blank range to his color timer. He is standing 3 meters distance from him.
"So, Demon? Any last words?" Tuxedo Mask smirked.
"What demon?"
"You are the one that hurt Usako in the nightmare, It was you!"
"I was not the one that hurt her, I didn't do anything to her." Taro said.
"You are!"
"I have no idea what are you saying."
"Usako said you are her friend. Since when she had fallen in love with you?"
"I'm not falling in love with her!"
"Lies! All fucking lies! You are the lover of Beryl, Nehelenia and Galaxia!"
Tuxedo Mask then pushed his baton hard, and it stabbed the red figure in the upper left of the abdomen.
"Urk!" Taro grunted.
"How's that? Demon! You're weak! Is it over for you?" Tuxedo Mark taunted the figure. "How can a demon be that weak? I'm going to let you suffer for what you did to Usako, by making you bleed to death!" He also twisted the baton with the long knife in clockwise direction to make the blood pour faster. Except the blood is a trail of yellow sparkles.
Taro had never been stabbed by a human before, although he did something that offended humans, especially the time when he accidentally killed Queen Tortoise, the member of the family. It triggered a kid, he knows he felt guilty, but he just doesn't know what to do, leaving the members to beat him for avenging the death of the member of the family member. However, his brother Seven arrived, he revived Queen Tortoise. He helped the red figure on sending the tortoise family to a safe place, it did not end up in a conflict between the Ultras and the humans because of an innocent life had gone.
However, he has no idea what Tuxedo Mask is saying for falling in love with her, And the fact which himself found Beryl, Nehelenia , Galaxia are her lovers. He was at the Land Of Light observing Usagi and the others on the mission, Why? Is because King wanted to let them know more about the Inner and the Outer Senshi, To let them assist the senshi if they were in trouble. He was observing them closely. And he noticed they were like the Ultras. He hung out with Usagi is just to get to know more about her. He also observed Mamoru has actually been kidnapped by Nehelenia, and the senshi tried their best to save him. He was watching the scene for the whole time, he knows Mamoru is the one that is in trouble! He knows that he isn't been kidnapped on purpose! He felt his pain! But why Mamoru must kill him mercilessly?
Taro has no choice, so he must think of a way to get rid of the baton that stabbed his abdomen. So Taro quickly used his head and hit his face 2 times in the head, and pulled out the baton. He also elbowed him to make him stuttered a few steps.
"Nice try, Demon. But you can't win me!" Tuxedo Mask took two roses and tossed it, forming two small explosions. Taro then charged to him and punched him, trying to let him give up and explain to him of how he meet Usagi and he is not his lover. However he does not give up and kicked him hard in the face, leaving the red figure collapsed on the ground, wincing in pain. As Tuxedo Mask attempted to stab him one more time, Taro quickly stood up and gripped his arm hard, and dislocated his right arm as Mask screamed in pain, Kicking the baton away and did a somersault kick to Mask. The two both injured, using their last bit of energy to fight, Tuxedo Mask and Taro both used their fists and hit each other faces, and both collapsed on the ground, panting heavily. Taro's abdomen is bleeding profusely, and Usagi was still unconscious. Tuxedo Mask's nose was broken, his gloves stained with his blood.
"Demon, You managed to dislocate my arm."
"Tuxedo Maskā¦. I'm not a demon or somethingā¦" Taro grunted as he pressed his wound.
"But seems like you were about to die, right?" Tuxedo Mask smiled eviliy as he saw the blood.
"I must do something!" Taro said as he quickly crossed his arms and released a beam and shocked him.
"Damn you!" Tuxedo Mask said as he took the unconscious Usagi away from the scene. "Fucking demon! We will meet again!" He pulled out the rose from his pocket with his teeth and spilt it, creating a white smoke.
Taro then breathed heavily, while his sight starting to get dark, due to the loss of blood. However, he still managed to use his last bit of energy as he teleport to the Land Of Light.
"Taro, what happened to you?" Marie said.
"Let's take you to the medical room for treatment, Taro, You're bleeding heavily. Medic!" Ken shouted.
Afterwards, the medic arrived as they put Taro on the bed, they were spreading their hands and raise out some white sparkles on the wound. The process went smooth, as the technology in the Land Of Light is more advanced, no matter how serious the injuries were. Half an hour later, Taro is healed.
"Mom, dad. I have a long story to say to you two." Taro said as he stood up from his bed, explaining the incident.
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